Wait. Vacations are for RELAXING??

I started my vacation from work today.  And I've been working all morning!  I have a list that is pathetically long of things that I have neglected and need to get done this week. 

First on the agenda, weed the landscaping in the back.  This is the "before" photo.  I am so embarrassed to even post this!!  We are lazy pigs around here and here is the evidence. 

I spent 2 sweaty hours out there and here is the finished product.

Yes, I even filled the bird bath and bird feeder!  But, what happened to all the rocks?  It needs filled in.  Where did they go?  They disappear like socks in a dryer!

Well, as you can see, I still need to do some work in the trees outside.  But we think that is our neighbor's property.  We're not sure so over the years we have done little trimming jobs, nothing too noticeable! 

We did have a vole problem, but the dog and I, working together as a team, got rid of them! We each killed 2! 

I am still working on the Creeping Charlie.  I got rid of most of it in our yard, but the neighbors yard is almost ALL vines of that vile plant.  I try to casually pull some of them from their yard...What?  I ended up in YOUR yard?  Hehe!  I also "accidently" sprayed their creeping charlie when I was spraying ours. 
I should start a blog about our neighbors!  Ha! 

Well, I think that is enough work for this morning.  I think I'll have lunch with Jacob and maybe do something fun this afternoon!